Las Animas - Bent County Library District

"...A boy king--Audric, grandson of the legendary Kraljica Marguerite ca'Ludovici--rules Nessantico under the tutelage of Sergei ca'Rudka, but the boy is ill and there are those who are waiting impatiently for the Sun Throne to become vacant again. The continent-spanning empire of the Holdings has broken in half, with Firenzcia and neighboring countries to the east crreating a rival alliance. The Concénzia Faith has also been sundered, with Archigos...

"Years ago, family loyalty caused Fain Hauk to give up everything he loved: His military career. His planet. His fiancée. Even his name. Now decades later, everything has changed. He's built a new life out of the ashes of his old, and he's vowed to never let anything threaten his loved ones again. But when old enemies align themselves with new ones, he's caught in the middle of a brutal war. And when fate throws his former fiancée back into his...

"In 2015, the quantum bomb at Texas's superconducting supercollider blew a hole in spacetime's fabric, revealing "a total of five other realities" unknown to the human inhabitants of Otopia (formerly Earth). One of these is Alfheim, a home to elves. By 2021, Alfheim extremists, who despise Otopian technologies (and Otopians), have targeted Zal, a rebel rocker elf and his band, the No Shows, for thriving in a human realm. Death threats prompt the Otopian...

"A master of bringing fantasy worlds to life, this collection showcases Anne Bishop's impressive range, from rarities of her earliest writing to the Realms of the Blood, from darker fairytale retellings to the Landscapes of Ephemera, and from standalone stories of space exploration and fantastical creatures to the contemporary fantasy terrain of the World of the Others. Includes previously published and unpublished tales, as well as two brand-new...

Nola discovers the door to her own world is locked, trapping her in Pandorient, while her friends are determined to make a magic potion to solve Nola's problem--but to complete the potion they need the feathers from the rare silken eagle.

"Despu̩s de una colosal batalla, el futuro de sol Siete Reinos pende de un hilo, acuciado por nuevas amenazas que emergen de todos los rincones y en todas direcciones. En el Este, Daenerys Targaryen, el ̼ltimo eslab̍n de la Casa Targaryen, reina con sus tres dragones sobre una ciudad construida de polvo y muerte. Pero Daenerys tiene muchos enemigos, y estos se han propuesto acabar con ella. Tyrion Lannister tambi̩n se dirige hacia Daenerys...

"Return to the dark, sensual, and powerful world of the Black Jewels in this long-awaited new story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga After a youthful mistake, Lord Dillon's reputation is in tatters, leaving him vulnerable to aristo girls looking for a bit of fun. To restore his reputation and honor, he needs a handfast--a one-year contract of marriage. He sets his sights on Jillian, a young Eyrien witch from Ebon Rih, who he believes...

"After escaping the towering city of Aurora and fighting for the safety of solstice-the secret sanctuary of the misunderstood Song Weavers-Ash has the battle of a lifetime ahead of him . . . But a battle is the last thing Ash wants now that he's finally come face-to-face with his long-lost mother. Though the two of them don't quite see eye to eye, they're up against a common enemy. They must defeat the Devourer: the largest, most ferocious Leviathan,...

"It's the anniversary of daring Violet Parma's arrival in Eerie. But even after a year of searching, she still hasn't found her missing parents, and anxious Herbert Lemon has learned little else about why he washed up on the shore in a crate of lemons as a baby. What's more, the creators of the Anomalous Phenomena podcast have dropped anchor in town and are fishing around for secrets. Keeping ahead of the podcasters, Herbie and Violet set sail for...

Let's get this story moving. Alongside the people most important to him, a boy goes out to meet the same sunrise once more. Strengthening his resolve, Subaru returns to his first day in the mansion. Repeating his loop in the Roswaal household armed with his memories, Subaru attempts to only make the optimal decisions to avoid another tragedy, but his fear and obsession with evading death and failure are slowly warping him. While Subaru slowly falls...